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przepis — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • law noun The system of rules that a country or community uses to govern behavior and enforce order.
  • prescription noun A doctor's written authorization for a patient to receive a particular medicine or treatment.
  • recipe noun A set of instructions for cooking a dish, listing ingredients and the steps to combine and prepare them.
  • regulation noun An official rule issued by an authority to control how something is done.

Senses

przepis is used for these senses in English:

  • law Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. (Compare mores.)
  • prescription (figurative) Any plan of treatment or handling; the treatment or handling thus provided.
  • recipe (by extension) A plan or procedure to obtain a given end result; a prescription. [from 17th c.]
  • recipe Now especially, a set of instructions for making or preparing food dishes. [from 18th c.]
  • regulation (countable) A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.

law — full definition

  1. noun The system of rules that a country or community uses to govern behavior and enforce order.
  2. noun A specific rule created by a governing authority.
  3. noun A statement describing a consistent pattern or relationship in nature or science.

prescription — full definition

  1. noun A doctor's written authorization for a patient to receive a particular medicine or treatment.
  2. noun A recommended plan or method for dealing with a problem.

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